What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Australia?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Australia was 22.28 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 53.07 per 100 people in 2002.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 15.18 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Australia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Australia ranks 55th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Australia

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Australia
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Australia: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 22.28 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

22.28 per 100 people

Change on year

down 8.9%

World rank

55th

of 213 countries

All-time high

53.07 per 100 people

in 2002

All-time low

15.18 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Australia, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Australia stood at 22.28 per 100 people.

The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Australia peaked at 53.07 per 100 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.18 per 100 people, in 1960.

Australia ranks 55th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	16.49 per 100 people	15.18 per 100 people	17.77 per 100 people	10
1970s	24.5 per 100 people	21.14 per 100 people	30.64 per 100 people	10
1980s	38.42 per 100 people	32.25 per 100 people	44.18 per 100 people	10
1990s	48.9 per 100 people	45.5 per 100 people	51.6 per 100 people	10
2000s	49.98 per 100 people	43.85 per 100 people	53.07 per 100 people	10
2010s	38.59 per 100 people	24.33 per 100 people	47.99 per 100 people	10
2020s	23.66 per 100 people	21.19 per 100 people	25.88 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Australia

52 Bahamas 23.2 per 100 people compare
53 Malaysia 23.11 per 100 people compare
54 Mexico 22.56 per 100 people compare
56 Netherlands 21.81 per 100 people compare
57 Belgium 21.18 per 100 people compare
58 Tuvalu 21.15 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Australia

Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.95 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.58 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.07 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 68.96 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 678,852 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,188 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 492 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 18,910 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 96.1% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 14.5% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Australia?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Australia was 22.28 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 53.07 per 100 people in 2002.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 15.18 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Australia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Australia ranks 55th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.